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A man who is 70 inches tall has a shadow that is 80 inches long. A nearby tree casts a shadow that is 164 inches long. The shadow of the man and the shadow of the tree form similar triangles. How tall is the tree in inches?(1 point)

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Let the tree's height be H. Similar triangles give H/164 = 70/80, so
H = 164*(70/80) = 164*(7/8) = 287/2 = 143.5 inches.